Under the Sun
Over the course of one year, this film follows the life of an ordinary Pyongyang family whose daughter was chosen to take part in Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong-il's birthday) celebration. While North Korean government wanted a propaganda film, the director kept on filming between the scripted scenes. The ritualized explosions of color and joy contrast sharply with pale everyday reality, which is not particularly terrible, but rather quite surreal.
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Under the Sun
- Overview
- Cast
- Crew
Status
Released
Release Date
Oct 30, 2015
Runtime
1h 46m
Genres
Documentary
User Score
73%
Original Title
Im Strahl der Sonne
Production Companies
Hypermarket Film, Saxonia Entertainment, Česká televize, Vertov Studio, Studio Vertov
Director
Vitaly Mansky
Description
Over the course of one year, this film follows the life of an ordinary Pyongyang family whose daughter was chosen to take part in Day of the Shining Star (Kim Jong-il's birthday) celebration. While North Korean government wanted a propaganda film, the director kept on filming between the scripted scenes. The ritualized explosions of color and joy contrast sharply with pale everyday reality, which is not particularly terrible, but rather quite surreal.
